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Tags: Dorset Countryside, Environment, Sustainability

Dorset sets out plans for renewable energy

Posted on 30 March 2012 by Dorset County Council

Local councils and other partners in Dorset are to set out a new strategy for how the county can support renewable energy.

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Tags: Children, Dorset Countryside, Environment, Healthy lifestyle, Leisure, Recreation, Tourism, Young people

Eggcelent outdoor fun this Easter

Posted on 30 March 2012 by Dorset County Council

Rangers at Avon Heath Country Park are sending children searching for wholesome Easter
entertainment with egg hunts and trails.

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Tags: Countryside, Dorchester, Dorset Countryside, Environment

County Hall works bring wildlife to Dorchester

Posted on 27 March 2012 by Dorset County Council

The latest phase of the County Hall grounds redesign is underway throughout spring, bringing more birds and other wildlife to central Dorchester.

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Tags: Coast, Dorset Countryside, Environment, Jurassic Coast, Olympics, Recreation, Tourism, Volunteering

Volunteers needed to keep Dorset’s beaches spic and span

Posted on 26 March 2012 by Dorset County Council

Dorset’s beaches are being spruced up once again this spring.

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Tags: Children, Dorset Countryside, Environment, Leisure, Recreation, Tourism, Young people

Big bugs add to the Easter fun

Posted on 23 March 2012 by Dorset County Council

A Dorset country park is expecting the emergence of unusual creatures this Easter – some eight-foot tall giant insects.

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Tags: Coast, Dorset Countryside, Environment, Jurassic Coast

Prehistoric Dorset crocodile named after Rudyard Kipling

Posted on 21 March 2012 by Dorset County Council

A well-preserved historic crocodile skull, which was discovered in Swanage in 2009, has been declared a new species.

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Tags: Dorset Countryside, Environment, Trading Standards

Dairy farmer caused unnecessary suffering to cow

Posted on 10 February 2012 by Dorset County Council

A north Dorset farmer has been ordered to pay more than £2,000 after being prosecuted for causing unnecessary suffering to one of his cows.

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Tags: Coast, Community, Dorset Countryside, Jurassic Coast, Leisure, Young people

Become a champion of the coast

Posted on 03 February 2012 by Dorset County Council

Young people in Dorset can become champions of the Jurassic Coast by entering a national competition.

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Tags: Dorset Countryside, Environment, Woodland

Warm your cockles with Dorset woodland fuel

Posted on 21 November 2011 by Dorset County Council

With winter evenings fully upon us there’s nothing better than a cosy log fire to curl up in front of. Continue Reading

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Tags: Dorset Countryside, Durlston Castle, Durlston Country Park, Jurassic Coast

Durlston Castle opens after major refurbishment

Posted on 16 November 2011 by Dorset County Council

Durlston Castle, the centrepiece of Durlston Country Park, will be re-opening to the public on 18 November. Continue Reading

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Tags: Dorset Countryside, Thomas Hardy

Countryfile visits Hardy’s ‘Egdon Heath’

Posted on 11 August 2011 by Dorset County Council

Thorncombe Woods near Dorchester, an inspiration for Thomas Hardy, will be featured on BBC One’s Countryfile this Sunday.

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Tags: 2012 Olympics, Dorset Countryside, Jurassic Coast, Weymouth

Iconic Dorset landmark depicts 1 year to go countdown to London 2012

Posted on 28 July 2011 by Dorset County Council

To mark the one year to the start of the London 2012 Games a giant banner was displayed and photographed on Portland Bill Lighthouse.

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Tags: Children, Dorset Countryside

Outdoor fun and games in Upton Wood

Posted on 27 July 2011 by Purbeck District Council

Upton Wood in Purbeck is playing host to a summer club for children this holiday. Continue Reading

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Tags: Dorset Countryside

Managed burns will help gather vital research in fighting heath fires

Posted on 22 July 2011 by Dorset County Council

Controlled burning will take place on heathland near Dorchester next week, to help us learn more about dealing with fires which have devastated some of Dorset’s rare wildlife habitats in recent years. Continue Reading

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Tags: culture, Dorset Countryside, Heritage

Heritage Lottery Fund sees the successes of local project

Posted on 29 June 2011 by Purbeck District Council

The Chief Executive of the Heritage Lottery Fund has been visiting some of the Purbeck Keystone Project’s successes. Continue Reading

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Tags: Dorset Countryside, Jobs

Calling all budding Countryside Rangers

Posted on 09 June 2011 by Dorset County Council

Budding conservationists in Dorset and Somerset have the opportunity to apply for a job that offers a real breath of fresh air.

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Tags: Dorset Countryside, Environment, Recreation

Discover Purbeck’s wonderful wild flowers

Posted on 05 May 2011 by Purbeck District Council

The wonderful wild flowers of Purbeck are being celebrated this May and June.

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Tags: Coast, Dorset Countryside

Hundreds help clean Dorset’s beaches in the sunshine

Posted on 27 April 2011 by Dorset County Council

Fabulous weather on Sunday 17 April attracted volunteers in their hundreds to 25 of Dorset’s beaches to help with the county’s annual coastal clear-up.

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Tags: Coast, Dorset Countryside

Join the volunteer crew for Dorset’s great coastal clean-up

Posted on 08 April 2011 by Dorset County Council

Dorset County Council is calling for an army of volunteers to join in the 2011 Great Dorset Beach Clean on Sunday 17 April.

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